Roller-bearing.



0- W. HART.

ROLLER BEARING.

APPLlcAloN FILED JAN. 20, 191s.

1,205,449. y Patented Nom-21,1916.

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j! @In @my ,wf/2a .and especially# www STATES' 'Perrier' @einen eRLANDo W; einer, or FALL River., Messnerfns'nms.

To all whom t iayconcem'."

Be it known that I, OnmNno citizen oi? the United States, and u resident of Fall River, Bristol county,-Mnssnehusetts,

have invented certain new and 'useful I mroveme'nts in Rollei'Bezi1'ings, of which the olloivi'ng is :i description;

My invention relates to roller bearings tofroller bearings designed heavy and -unevenl'y disthe liability of tlzbearings-to wem-and become untrue and' otherwise damaged -is'greatz The principal bject- ,of my invention is to prvide an improved 'roller bearing deforl taking -p- "signed for use betweentwo relatively ro tatnble members, one supportingtlieother,

Iwhereby it is possible 'to obtain eircuinfer entally of the bearing e. greater number of points of Contact, or points .Where the loud v`or pressure is 'comxnunietel 'from one of said- :relativelyrotatablev members to the other, than' vin most, ifnot allytypes ofjroller bearings now used, and wherein' the. nees'j v:ity of. employing thev usual' keeper-sor races for maintaining the rolls properly ;isse1nbled in. the bearing is obviated.l

' Another object-of my invention 1s 'to 'provide e Constructionfor securing umo're'g 'evendistribution of 'the-Zv load on the rolls.

of the. "bearing, i and wherein, should the load 1 'or' strain be greater' on :certain v}g oii'1ts 'or (incertain rolls of the bearing; thenfon' others, 'no harmful eieetsr-wil'l result.

Y A further' object ofmyiiivention is to provide. a' roller benl-ing iivlllieh'4 shall be si1np1e in- 'eonstruction :end-economical to manufaeture, which my be' quickly and readilyes'sembled and taken apart, and in whiehshould any part .become broken. or. otherwise demnged, the vsame may be readily re' laced.4

y i'r'ive'ntionv alsoyconteni'pl'ete's a'n iur proy'ed arrangement-andaconstruetion 'ofthe parts. of the bearing, preferably in lu l ing an improved-casing. or 'bering sleeve4 for containingthe rolls, whereby very. eiective lubrieation of `all parte of thefbenring may be vobtained and whereby itis seldom neces* sary gtorenew or. replenish-the' lubricant' j Spceimntion oxetters' atent,

W.- HAufr, e.'

Familiennamen 1ere.'

App'licatlen led anunry 20,1918. 'Serial No. 73,167.

' tion,.att en tion is' dir'eeted 'tol the ziceornpniiy-l ing drawing forming 'n p'iut of this specif cation, 'in which'thefsamepnrts are designoted by; likereference.' eliar'acters Ain the several views, and in which:

, Figure 'l is n sectional *new vthrough the hub'of a Wheel or pulley rotatably mounted on aiixed shaft, which hub is provided with a roller bearing in accordance with my inventien; '-Fig. 2 is :1 sectional view taken on line 5%2 of Fig. l, the Wheel or pulley lue-- ing omitted; Fig. 3 is a View in side elevation of the easing or bearing sleeve in which the rolle of the bearing shown in Figs. l and Q are mounted; :ind Fig. iis a. detailed sectional view showing the manner in which the adjacent' series offroll's 'of the vbearing are assembled. I v

Referring to the' drawing, vreferenc'ze' oliereatersl l', l1-represent n pairl 'ofjspaced Q', Wliiehex'tend beyond 'the-hangers lwl, 'aref' 3, '3` te, hold the 'shaft 2 in place; Wa-shers 4, -4- areV preferablyrespectively disposedon lle shaft -between the 'nuts 3, 3 and hangers' s l. Referencecharneter P represents :1 Wheel ons-heave which is rotatably' mounted on the shaft 2 between the hangers; 1, 1 [the liub of the Wheel P being provided With-an en# haugersi'n which is mounted n ,cylindrieel shaft or stud The eudp'orti'ons of the shaft' larged.. cylindrical opening 6,-tl1rough 'which the shaft 2' extends. Theli'nh is preferably annnlarlyireeessed about the ends of .opening 6, asshown at 7, fer a purpose lwhichY'Will" AMy improved 'roller' bea-ring iseerried by .thehun and preferably:eoniprisesfzi. lnj rality of 'seriesofrol-ls disposed-in the ey iii-1 dricul 'openingtief the hub',vwhicl1"seres are con'centrically disposed relatiiel'y to the axis of the wheel P.' The roller bearing as'shown in tliedrewingxiseoinposed ofthreesuelieeriesofro1ls represented by reference olie-r- Crt and C are* preferably all ot' the same siro actors A. B and C. The roller-bearing is' preferably mounted in a' cylindrical 'casing or bearing sleeve 8, the latter being preferably composed of a helica-lly wound resilient flat strip of ha rdcned steel, or other suitable metal, ith the adjacent convolutions 9 thereof preferably spaced as shown at 10. The sleeve or casing 8 is preferably turned and ground to the desired diameter both inside az.: out and when not' within thtl huh or removed therefrom the casing is niaintained at -L assumes such a size, reason of its own resiliency or spring action, that its outside diameter slightly exceeds the diameter of opening 6 -in the huh To position the casing 8 within the hub, the casing is first twisted in opposite directions at its ends until its outside diameteris less than the diameter of opening (i, is next insertedwitlia said opening, and is then rc leased from the' twisting force or action, The. casing thereupon springs into tight frictional engagement with the wall of opening (i in which position .it is firmly maintained under its own tension. li'hen the casing is so disposed within the hub 5 th'e distance between the inside of the casing and the shaft. 2 is just sullicient; to accnnnodate the rolls of the bearing. The ends of the casing are. finished off square, as shown in Fig. 3, and the length thereof when inposi'tion within the hub 5, is preferably the same as the main portionv of theopening f3 in said hab.

The cylindrical rolls of the series l and are preferably 'formed of hardened steeli or other very hard material. The rolls` of each series are respectivelv rotatahlv mounted on shafts whit-h -coat't with rolls-of the adjacent series to maintain the rolls properly assembled in the lafarinjr. as will presently appear, The same numher of `r olls arc prut erahly employed in nach of'tlic series l and C. there heing't'om' such rolls in each of the series rumprisinar the lwaringrshown 'in the. drawing.' 'Vlie rolls ofearh series a re .equally spared c irt'umfercntially ot' tholjiear- 'ing and aramaiiitaiucd in staggered relation u =nli.asv lrtsse ries a.

Iwith the Irolls o r l 1) invention illustratedikthe 'rollsl rif-'series A are rcspectirelv rotatably mounted on"shafts 14, thc rolls Q of series B' are respectively rotatably mounted on sl'iafts 16, and the rollsA 13 of series()v are resi'ieatiyel v rotatably mounted on the. shafts 14 on which thel rolls 11 of series 'A arrl mounted. The. shafts lil. audilarefeaeh preferably approxin'iatcly of the saine length as the bearing. or the combined length f the series A, B and (Laad all of said shafts are preferably of equal diameter, which is greater than the shortest distance between the perpheries of any pair of adjacent rolls graphite or othery lubricantl'andQbypirea.'

imam-'series and referably equal to onehalf the diameter oijthe rolls. Itis apparent that the shafts on which the rolls of each of the series A. B and-C are' mounted, rcspectivcly extend between vand engage the lwriplu-ries of ditferei'lt pairs of the rolls in any adjacent series atpoints more remote from the axis of the beariugthanthe ints in thc peripheries of suchpars of ro ls re-v speetively which are nearestlach. other, 0r, m other words, at` points, with respect t0 thc axis ot'the he:\1'1ng,'beyond llncs respectively joiu'ingvthc centers ofsuch pairs'of' rolls. Conscqilentligby thecoaction of the shafts and rolls 'of any two adjacent series. the` rolls ofsach ad]acent:'scries are maintained in staggered relationan'dfin properlyl assembled position in 'the bearing, and the collapsing of fthe rollstowa'rdthe axis of the bearing isprevented fivhen vthe Wheel I which -rarries the bearing. is removed from the shaft 2. The hcaringinay'be correctly designated' a i!oatiiig"' bearing, vas the series o'l'l rolls B and (land Vthe Shafts -14 and 1li comprising the bearing are rotat- Suitable means is providedtorlprcventingI .i 4 410o' any alipreriahle` relativejiliingtitu'ilinal movement ofthil series o'l rolls and. of the rolls and shafts. This meanspreferable,comprises a pair of plate S- rispeet'ively Sewirr-d. as hy mvahs olf `.st-rifarsi1t). to the ends of the huh i withinllu` annular recesses?. The platos IH also *si-rre?totale up end thrusts inipuseilon thel hearing and to maintain the latter withinthv opening ofthe huh. The plates IS are. pi'elferably. provided with enlarged annular'portionsttl which extend vloscjto the liaiigers'll I'jand previ-ut any apprerlahlov lateral, ph i 'between tho wheel P and the hause' 1`h'eplatcs iti a rc also proyided with,enlarffegl openings '.l through which the shaft? 2' le wheel Il" is supplorted on-shaft roller hearing.

use. thespaccs 10 lfotwoiia 'theeouvolutioi if i ital the casing S and tliehollow'fshaft aud l are preferably' fillrdffwitln grex of the pcrforaitijonsl iluiflflil'ilth sl f and the relatii'fe:arrangement lelie5 of the hearingja rervfll'eet distribpt' ofthe lubricante-toa lipants of nh'ebeir'i g" is obtained. 'Moreover;v this constrcton;

int'v 11aY p' eures a very effective lubrication or' all parts of the bearing for a very long period 'without renewal or replenishing of the lubricant'.

The construction of the bearing described herein is very simple and.` economical, as the rolls and the shafts which comprise the principal parts ot'- the bearing, may be quickly and :readily made by automatic screw machines. Furthermore, the parts may be quickly and readily assembled -in proper relative position within a hub or journal to forni the completed bearing, and if any of the rolls or shafts become Worn or otherwise damaged in use, the same may be easily removed and replaced.

By reason of the rolls in the adjacent series of my improved bearing being staggered, a greater number of bearing points is obtained, for rolls of a given size, both circulnferentially of the bearing and longitudinally thereof, than in bearings as usually constructed. The number of such bear` ing pointsmay, of course, be increased by increasing the number of series of rolls in the bearing. Also, by reason of the fact that thev rolls and shafts comprising the bearing are capable of relative rotation, should there be any excess of load or strain on therolls of any seriesv or on any single roll, no appreciable twisting, torsional or other like damaging effect is imposed on the other parts of the bearing.

It is to be understood, of course, that my invention is not limited to the number of series of rolls, nor to the number of rolls in in each of such series, employed in the specific bearing illustrated and described herein, and

lis also subject to further modifications and of any of said series toward the axis of the bearing. 4

2. A roller bearing, comprising a plurality of series of concentric rolls, all the rolls being rotatable c' about their Aaxes respectively, and. each of the series lof rolls being rotatable about the axis ofthe bearing, each ot' the rolls of the bearing being loosely mounted on a member having. rolling contact with rolls in another' series to maintain the rolls in assembled position in the bearing.

3. A roller bearing, comprising a pair of concentric series of cylindrical rolls of equal size, the series of rolls each comprising equie5 spaced rolls `staggered With respect to the rolls of the other series. each of the rolls of the bearing being loosely mounted. on a cy lindrical shaft, all of said shafts being of the same diameter which is greater than the shortest distance between the peripheries of any two adjacent rolls of either series, the shafts of the rolls of each series respectively extending between different pairs of adjacent rolls of the other series.

4. A roller bearing comprising a plurality'v of concentric series of cylindrical rolls, the rollsV of each series being equally spaced and staggered with respect to the rolls of any adjacent series, all of said rolls-beine, eo

respectively loosely mounted on shafts of equal diameter greater than the shortest "distance between the peripheries of any two adjacent rolls lof any series, the shafts of the rolls of each series respectively extending between diifcrent pairs of adjacent rolls of an adjacent series.

5, A roller bearing comprising a pair of concentric series of rolls, and hollow per# forated shafts on which the rolls of each seso ries are respectively rotatably mounted, the shafts of each series respectively directly engaging and coacting with different pairs of adjacent rolls of the other series to maintainnthe rolls in assembled position in the bearing. v

6. A roller bearing comprising more than two concentric series of rolls, the rolls of each pair of adjacent series being staggered,

shafts on which the corresponding pairs of lo() rolls' of the alternate series in the bearing are respectively rotatably mounted, the

shafts of each pair of alternate series respectively directly engaging and. coacting With different pairs of adjacent rolls in the loe series intermediate such pair of alternate series to maintain the rolls ci the bearing in assembled position and to maintain the rolls of the adjacent series in staggered relation.

7. A roller bearing comprising a pair of 11) concentric series of rolls, and hollow perforated shaftsl on which the rolls of each. series are respectively rotatably mounted, the shafts of each series respectively directly engaging and coacting with different pairs of i adjacent rolls of the other series to maintain the rolls of the pair of series in staggered relation.

8. A roller bearing comprising a plurality of rolls, each of said rolls being rotatably 12 mounted on a rod or shaft, the rod or shaft on which each roll is mounted coacting with and directly'engaging other of said rolls to maintain all the rolls in proper relative position in the bearing.

9. A roller bearing comprising a plurality of rolls,-each of said rolls being rotatably mounted on a hollow perforated shaft, the

shaft on which each rolii mounted coacti Contact with theperipheries of othi' of Said ing with other of said rolls to maintain :lll rolls. v

1o thv i'olls in proper relative `position in the This specification signd'and, Wltnessed Iwzunig. i this lthday of Jan., 1916.

l0. A Toller bearing ooml'uising a piu- ORLANDO W'. HART.

mlty oi" rolls :uidshafts on 'which said rolls Witnessesz i v :im respectively rotatably mounted, the J.` UNGER,

slm-ft ou which @ncbi-011 is mounted being in FREDERICK BACHMANN. 

